Recalls › 98V089001

NHTSA recall 98V089001

Air bags › Frontal

Porsche 911 and 1 more

Reported Nov 27, 19981,968 vehicles affectedPORSCHE CARS N.A. INC.Built Nov 1, 1995 – Apr 30, 1996

The defect

Vehicle description: passsenger vehicles. inadvertent deployment of the air bag can occur.

The risk

Deployment of the air bag without warning could cause a driver to lose vehicle control increasing the risk of a vehicle crash and personal injury.

The remedy

Dealers will inspect the air bag system and a special filter horn relay will be installed that protects the air bag unit from voltage peaks.

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Vehicles in this recall

Porsche 911
1996
Porsche Carrera
1996

Notes

Owner notification began february 11, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact porsche at 1-800-545-8039.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).